Smoker&#39;s article



Dec. 30, 1930. J. P. DOUGHTY, JR 1,786,902

SMOKERS ARTICLE Filed Sept. 17, 1928 j fi g? 1 fl/a lll 4 5- 17 PatentedDec. 30, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE) JAMES P; .DOUGHTY, JR., FAUGUSTA, GEORGIA SMOKERS ARTICLE Application filed September 1'7, 1928.Serial No. 306,573.

sion of a simple and inexpensive device of this character which may bereadily clamped or secured to the edge of a'table, arm of a chair or anyother suitable support, and provide readily accessible matches and areceptacle for ashes, in addition to a support for unconsumed cigars andcigarettes;

Another and very important object of the,

invention is the construction and arrangement of the ash receptaclewhich may be conveniently arrang'edin operative ash-receiving positionor thrown to an out of the way position beneath the support and whichalso may be readily removed to dump the contents thereof.

Still another object of theinvention is the provision of a combinedmatch holder and ash receptacle which may be positioned on a supporteither at the side thereof or at the corner, and is provided with an ashreceptacle which when the device is attached adjacent the corner of thesupport may be thrown to severaldifierent positions so as to beconvenient for parties sitting, for instance, at the side or end of acard table, or the like.

Further objects of the invention will be apparent as the followingspecific description is read in connection with the accom- Y panyingdrawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Fig. l isa perspective view of the device shown attached to the side of anordinary table;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the table showing thedevice in end elevation.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the device which clearly shows theconnection of the ash receptacle with the clamp body;

Fig. l is a top plan view of the device showing in full and dotted linesthe several positions towhich the ash receptacle can be adjusted; and

Fig. 5 is a detailed bottom planview showing a modified arrangement ofash receptacle holder.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 represents a support ofany suitable character which may be either a table top, chair arm, orany other support having a generally horizontal disposition. The articleitself comprises a clamp member 2 which is substantially U-shaped incross section. and of sufiicient length to carry the respective elementswhich will be hereinafter described. I preferably make the clamp member. 52 of sheet metal having some inherent resiliency, with sidemembers and i spaced apart a suflficient distance to embrace and clampupon an ordinary bridge table, but in order that the device may beattached to supports having a lesser thickness than the ordinary bridgetable top, I thread into the lower side member 4 a set screw 5 which canbe manipulated as iswell understood and draw the top side member 3 downupon the. top of the support and thus clamp the member 2 in positionthereon.

Projecting laterally from the vertical wall 6 of the member 2 is abracket having a substantially horizontal bottom wall 7 and a verticalwall 8 which is parallel with the vertical wall 6 of the member 2. Thisbracket is arranged to support and frictionally retain a box of matchessuch as is indicated at 9, although it could be conveniently employedfor holding deck of cardsif such were desired.

Projecting through the bottom side menr her 4 at the end opposite to theset screw is a stud 10 upon which is pivotally mounted an arm 11 havinglaterally extended spaced pivoting cars 12, between which a U-shapedbracket 13 is pivoted upon a bolt 14. connects ing said ears. Thisbracket 13 as shownin Fig. 3 has diverging arms 15 which carry and havepermanently attached thereto a closed ring 16 into which the ashreceptacle 1'? fits. As shown this ash receptacle is a substantiallycylindrical member closed at its bottem and open at its top and having areinforcing and supporting rib 18 extending around the same at a pointsubstantially midway of its height. This rib rests upon the ring 16 andeffectively supports the receptacle within said ring but permits itsready removal to dump the contents thereof.

In the form shown in Fig. 5 the bracket arms 15 support and haveattached thereto a split ring 19 whose ends diverge as shown at 20 so asto form an entrance opening 21 and in this instance the split ring 19 ispreferably made of spring material so that by entering the receptacle inthe opening the legs of the spring ring may be spread apart and the receptacle snapped into place where it will be retained between the armsof the ring by the resiliency thereof. If desired the receptacleemployed with such a supporting ring may have two spaced ribs which enage the top and bottom edges of the supporting ring 19.

As I have shown in Fig. in dotted lines the receptacle when not in usemay be folded beneath the table by pivoting the bracket 13 upon the bolt1.41: and then turning the arm ill on the stud 10. This brings thereceptacle into a horizontal position and parallel with the length ofthe clamp member 2 and also with the edge of the table or support towhich said clamp member is attached.

By placing the clamp member adjacent the corner of the table or othersupport as shown in Fig. at and swinging the arm 11 on the stud, thereceptacle may be readily positioned in the several dotted lineadjustments shown. For instance, the position A indicates thearrangement of the receptacle at the end of the table convenienctor theparties sitting either at the side or the end of the table and position13 shows the clamp member 2 car 'ied by the side of the table and thereceptacle arranged wholly at the end of the table, and it will ofcourse be understood that when in either of these positions the bracket18 may be turned upon the shaft l-l so as to place the receptacle inhorizontal position.

I preferably secure to the upper side memher 3 a cigar or cigaretteholder 22 which may be utilized to support unconsumed cigars orcigarettes. The location of this member or course may be readily changedwithout departing in any way from the spirit or scope of this invention.

I also wish it understood that the particular material of which thisdevice is formed does not have any eiieet upon the scope of theinvention as I may make the same of very ordinary and inexpensivematerial so that it may be sold very cheaply or I may make it ofexpensive material and embellish the same in any suitable way as byornamentation of various character so'the device will not only be usefulbut ornamental but as this forms no part of my invention, I have merelyillus-. trated a plain embodiment for the purpose of this disclosure.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a

angles to the axis of rotation of the arm and "toward and away from saidaxis, and an ash receptacle removably carried by the bracket.

3. In a device of the class described, a U shaped support engagingmember having a horizontal portion, a vertical pivot stud ex tendingthrough said portion, an arm pivoted to said stud to swing in ahorizontal plane, a bracket pivoted to said arm to swing at right-anglesto the movem nt of the arm and toward and away from said stud, and anash receptacle l'emovably carried by said bracket.

4. In a device of the class described, a substantially U-shaped tableclamping member having a horizontal portion, a vertical stud extendingthrough said portion, an arm pivoted on said stud to swing in ahorizontal path and having pivoting ears, a bracket pivoted between saidears and arranged to swing in a path of movement at right-angl' to theaxis of rotation of the arm and towarc and away from said stud, asupporting ring carried by the bracket, and a shouldered receptacleremovably fitted within and resting upon said ring.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

JAMES P. DOUGHTY, Jn.

